Baggage-measuring device.



B. B. BETTS. BAGGAGB MBASDRING DEVICE.

APPLIC T 0N 1,119,058. AI LED-mlm Patentednec.l,1914.

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THE NDRRIS PETERS C0.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINCl rwv. u

B. B. BETTS. BAGGAGE MBASURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1913.

'- Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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www L 11 La .rlmnpllllll Il Il UIHH IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII THE NORRIS PETERS Co., FHOTD-LITHCLY WASHINGTON. D. C.

`To all whom it may concern BENIAMINB. Bnrfrs, or sfr. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Be it known that I, BENJAMINFBJBETTS,

citizen of the United States,"and resident of St'. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain` knew and useful Improvements 1n Baggage- Measuring Devices, ofv which the following is a specification containing a'full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying-drawings, forming' partv hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in` baggage measuring 1 devices, and the` object.

of my invention is to construct a sinipleand inexpensive device, preferably in the form of an attachment to weighing scales, for the 4 purpose o-f determining the size of'baggagen It is now the practice to determine` the amount ofv baggage which'may be checked on a passengers ticket to weighthe baggage, 1 and `if the baggage is found to 'weigh more thanthe prescribed weight lexcess baggage is charged. By this method the abnormally large pieces of baggage which occupy great space, but are within theprescrib'e'd weight,

are transported without extracharge. vA

recent law has been passedl yl'imiting'the size offpieces `of baggage which may be `carried free'with a passengers ticket,"the law pre-1 scribing a fixed rate for vbaggage inexcess ofthe prescribedsize.

With the above purposes .in view my `invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, setl forth in the claims and illustratedby' thel accompanying drawings, in whichs Figure 1 shows in elevation with parts broken away a device constructed according to my inventionyFig. 2 is an enlarged detail lsectional elevation taken on the line 2-2 of l equipped with my improved device.`

Referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawings: 6 designatesthe base or pit frame, 7 the scale platform, 8 the column and 9 the beam arm of an ordinary platform scale which is the type usually employed in places where ybaggage is handled@I Applied to the pit frame 6 is a fixed dimension scalev` 10 'having ldesignating numerals from forty five to seventy two inclusive. Mounted on1l BAeeAGn-Mnnsonme DEVICE.

PatentedDec. 41, 1914.

' top of the beamarm 9 isa hollow luprightll having in its top the radial notches 12. Mounted for rotation in the upright 11 is a hollow steml 13 having diametrically opposite pins 14 for engagement in the notches 12of the upright.` Extending laterally from the stem 13 is an arm 15 and extending from `the 'outer envdjof the arm to and connecting with the stem 13 is a strut 16 for the purpose `of holding the arm 15 horizontally. y

As shown in Fig.v 4, the `strut 16 is bifur-y cated jat its vendfembracingthe stem 13, and

"extended through the bifurcated end is a fclamping- 'bolt 17. y The end of the varm 15 which embraces the stem 13 is constructed "identically like the bif'urcated` end of the strut. Extending lengthwise of the arm 15 thereV isa rib 18 and detachably secured to the'arm and in 'a plane above the rib there is a retaining strip 19. Arranged for movement lengthwise of the army 15V-between the 'arm' and theretaining strip there is a sliding gage block-20 having in its under surface a groove 21 which embraces therib 18, and'jon none or jbothof its side facesan indicator 20a."f-Rotatably mounted in the arm 15 adjacent its free end there isa pulley 22 and .frotatably mounted inthe arm and extend- 'ing into the hollow stem 13 is a pulley 23.

Arranged fory travel over the pulleys there is a iiexible element 24 and'secured to the ele-4 ment adjacent the free end of the arm 15 there is a block 25. Secured .to the opposite end of the flexible element 24 and arranged for vertical movement in the stem 13 is a weight 26. Arranged on one or both of the side faces of the arm 15 there is a fixed dimension scale 27 `having designating numerals from fortyfive to seventy two inclusive, and coincident with the scale27 there is a comparative pound scale 28.

In the practical operation of my device a piece of baggage, as is illustratedin dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 4, is placed upon the platform scale 7 and, as shown by Fig. 4,

f the one` dimension of the piece of baggage is in excess of the prescribed forty five inches.

To determine another dimension of the indicator, carriedby the sliding gage block, `will point to the dimension of the piece of baggage. By releasing the block 25 the e Weight 26 Will automatically dravv the block and sliding gage block to their normal positions.

By the employment of the sliding gage block the dimensions of a piece of baggage may be determined With a minimum amount of handling ofv the `baggage and With a device always at hand, as distinguishable from portv able scaling devices, such as yard sticks and the like. -It is to be observed that this partieular piece of baggage has a'dimension in one line of forty eight inchesl .This is the dimension determined from they margin of the yscale yplatform to the numeral forty eight ofthe fixed dimension scale 10. It is A`to be observed further that another dimension, as shown by the sliding gage block, is iifty inches and it will be assumed thaty the remaining dimensions are Within the prescribed dimension. It is to bevobserved from thev fixed scale on the arm' l5 that coincident With each dimension numeral there is a second numeral 4 which is divisible by five,- from which second numeral may be ldetermined the excess charge as compared to "so many pounds. This particular piece of baggage that has been measured in this examplevis five inchesvoversize in one dimension, for Which an excess charge ,for tvventy4 live extra pounds will be made and in another dimension this particular piece of baggage is three inches oversize for Which an excess charge for fifteen extra pounds Willrbe'cmade,

thus this ypiece of ybaggage Will beoverchargedffortvventy live and fifteen, or forty `(tqpfles of this patent Amaybe obecai'ned forve cents eachby pounds excess baggage. If-one of the other dimensions exceeds forty five inches the excess baggagewill bedetermined as above.

I claim: Y

1..In a` Ydevice for measuring baggage, a

baggage, an arm mounted over the platform having a fixed" dimension scale and a comparative pound e scale, a movable gageblock Amounted upon saidiarm, and blo'ckvhaving aflexible connection 'with block for determining of vpieces of .baggage t 2. .In combination'y With a Weighing` scale having afiixedudimelnsion scale :thereonvfor determining the iveight and `the A. length e and breadtlis 'f (pieces baggage,` a sivinging arm, mounted'over 'said vveighing scale, havinsased dimensies seaweed@ comperative pound scalethereon, aelgage blockarranged ford movement overwsaidf arm, a Weight fornofmall'yhholding, the' gage yblock 40` platform having a fixed dimension scale for" 'determininglength's and Widthsfpleces of to one o'f'itslimit's of movement, and ablock having a flexible gconnectien 'vvithvv said gage block; substantially' and 'x'for T the purposes stated.

lIn,t stimnywhereoi I have signed my name to thisspecication, presence of tivov subscrlbingvvvitness'es. e

.BENJAMIN B.' nnrfrs..v f i Witnesses: I

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